Maia Song Contest 7

The Maia Song Contest 7 was the seventh edition of the Maia Song Contest. It was hosted in Klapaucius following their victory in the previous edition. Zvorrhybnnia returned after a three-edition break, and so did Daléríqa after being absent from the most recent edition. Tybalteva and Zycantia withdrew, and Vitirié, Coreel, and Cionova participated for the first time - with 48 participants, this marked a record number of countries competing in the contest.

Semi Final 1
Kashykia, Klapaucius, and Perlamuhay also voted in this semi-final.

A playlist can be found here. A recap can be found here.

The full scoreboard can be found here.

Semi Final 2
Metrocka and Rraegvoerrgh also voted in this semi-final.

A playlist can be found here. A recap can be found here.

The full scoreboard can be found here.

Grand Final
A playlist can be found here. A recap can be found here.

The full scoreboard can be found here.


 * 1.As the hosts of the contest, Klapaucius were randomly allocated to perform 16th.

Foronian broadcasting failure
In the grand final of the contest following the transmission of the Foronian entry, "Oko Moje", the broadcast cut unexpectedly. According to reports, RTF opted to air a re-run of a local soap opera rather than broadcasting the remaining entries participating. The channel did not return to showing the contest until the results had began, which according to the MBU was a "strict violation of the rules". This led to the Foronian televoting result being declared invalid, as well as having their own entry penalised for fifty-percent of the points gained during the night. In addition, the country was banned from participating in the following edition.

Kashykian representative
Kashiikit Televisoon (KYT) decided that for this edition of the Maia Song Contest, the country would select their entry internally. Initially the broadcaster wanted to send Baby Tarantina by the singer Jamba, however within minutes of announcing it, KYT changed their mind and wanted to send Lindsey Stirling to the competition. Later in the day, the broadcasting company stated that in fact, Lindsey wouldn't be performing in the contest, and instead, it would be Mike Mago and Dragonette. This decision didn't stick and within minutes the TV station retracted this statement and announced that Gery Nikol would perform for Kashykia. The next day Gery Nikol was in fact withdrawn from the contest and replaced by Serbian-language singer DZIDZA who was again within minutes replaced by Ceca who was subsequently withdrawn as the broadcaster still wasn't happy with their decision. On 7th February, the broadcaster finally concluded that the girl group, "Lashyn" would be the representative of the country singing the song "Zhasa Tugan Zherim" ("Create A Birthplace"). The MBU published an article indirectly related to the matter detailing that 'although broadcasters are welcome to select participants at their own discretion, it is urged that they have a fair process that does not give false hopes to performers'.

Klapaucian representative
Originally Klapaucius was set to compete with the song Requiem by Alma, however due to drama with her and the broadcaster, KTV was forced to find a new song for the event. On 10 February 2017, Klapaucius announced that Delta Goodrem would represent the country at the Maia Song Contest 7 with the song "Wings".

Organisational issues of the contest
According to reports, the MBU and Klapaucius TV (KTV) struggled to co-operate on numerous issues in regards to hosting the contest. Tensions were allegedly 'highly strung' behind-the-scenes according to national newspapers. The height of these troubles was brought to surface when the Klapaucian broadcaster leaked an early concept design of the contest logo, leading to the MBU having to release a statement clarifying that this would not be the official contest logo. The story made headlines of various national newspapers when the Klapaucian Head of Delegation allegedly threatened to resign and delay the contest over "MBU bureaucracy", however the contest still took place as normal within the specified timetable.

International broadcasts and voting
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Voting and spokespersons

 * Haloo Helsinki
 * Courtney Stodden
 * AURORA (Winner of Christmas in Maia for Björnska)
 * Gary Levy
 * BlackPink
 * Lana Del Rey
 * Jesse & Joy (Dalérín representatives in the second edition)
 * TOTOVA
 * Robert Ballad
 * Deni El' Abdel
 * Robbie Williams
 * Rhys
 * Shane van Gisbergen
 * Nikolija
 * Bebe Rexha
 * Joanne the Scammer


 * Melania Trump
 * Ricky Odriosola
 * Maan
 * John Krasinski
 * Gulsen
 * Pita Taufatofua
 * Bella & Filippa
 * Imani Williams (Lianistani representative in the sixth edition)
 * Charlotte OC (Loafousian representative in the fifth edition)
 * PacificSound3003
 * Josh Duhamel
 * Ashley Tisdale
 * Spencer Pratt & Heidi Montag
 * Reina Triendl
 * Jüri Pootsmann (Oxenri representative in the second edition alongside Cartoon)
 * Aaron Taylor-Johnson


 * Coeur De Pirate (Perlamuhan representative in the sixth edition)
 * Daz Black
 * Natalie Horler
 * Arghanrakh Ragrrhegeram
 * GJan (Samavian representative in the sixth edition)
 * Sergey Lazarev
 * Cucu
 * Cindy Chiang
 * Liza Koshy
 * Olya Polyakova (Taladosian representative in the second, third, and sixth editions)
 * Stuart Ashen
 * Ceca
 * Aung San Suu Kyi
 * Rebecca Mader & Johanna Kurkela (Valerian representative in the fifth edition alongside Elastinen)
 * Jónsi
 * Lee Lin Chin

Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in the Maia Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active MBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. The MBU will issue an invitation of participation in the contest to all active members.

Active MBU countries

 * - The national broadcaster confirmed that the country would not return to compete at the contest, without citing the reason behind this decision.


 * - TYRBC stated that due to decreasing viewing rates recorded each edition, the contest would be taken off its programme grid "to give way to a brand new national entertainment show, closer to Tybaltevan interests", implying the country would no longer take part in it. As a result, the broadcaster also expressed its will to become an associate member of the MBU, rather than an active member as is the case at present.


 * - Despite originally confirming participation, the broadcaster did not present an entry at the Head of Delegations meeting and was therefore withdrawn from the competition. Due to late withdrawal, they were fined their cost of participation.


 * - Although ZBC originally confirmed its participation in the contest, on 10 February 2017, it was revealed that Zycantia was permanently withdrawing from Maia Song Contest, with the statement "while we have enjoyed being apart of Maia Song Contest, we feel that we have marked Zycantia on the map and accomplished what we wanted to do in the contest". The broadcaster was fined the cost of their participation due to late withdrawal and consequently sanctioned.

MBU non-members

 * - Kandace Sydney has told the press that she has submitted another application to join the contest, however the MBU announced on 31 January 2017 that it had been rejected once again as the state did not fulfil the minimum requirements to be an active member and participate.